NFL Wildcard weekend
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Brock Purdy threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, leading San Francisco to a 23-19 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in a wild-card game
The Patriots would then face either the No. 4--seeded Pittsburgh Steelers or No. 5-Houston Texans, who face each other at Acrisure Stadium on Monday night. New England lost to the Steelers in Week 3 before they got rolling.
The New England Patriots are taking on the Los Angeles Chargers in the final game of Sunday's Wild Card slate. The Patriots have won three of their last five matchups with the Chargers, dating back to 2019.
Christian McCaffrey scored two touchdowns in the second half and the 49ers defense was able to come up with a fourth down stop in the final minute to seal a 23-19 road win. The victory sets the 49ers for their second visit to Seattle in the last three weeks and they'll be hoping for a different outcome than the loss they suffered against the Seahawks in Week 18.
The 2025 NFL Playoffs will continue with its penultimate wild-card matchup coming between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. New England enters as a slight favorite, carrying their 14-3 regular season record to the No.